14:45
Ladbrokes 'Free Bet At Ayr' Kilkerran Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 2m 14.14s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
Settled midfield - angled right and made ground into contention two out - hit the front approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly to score with authority
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Hampered start and dropped to back - urged into contention 3f out - made ground final furlong - moved into second near line but couldn't threaten winner - finished 2nd beaten 2 1/4 lengths
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Settled in the pack early - boxed in with options limited approaching 2f out - found running room tight but made progress inside final 2f - shifted right seeking space then couldn't threaten the leader in the closing stages - stayed on to finish third
George Wood
Richard Spencer
Settled towards the back - made progress into contention over 2f out - pushed along inside the final furlong - edged out by the winner and could not quicken again close home
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Tracked the pace - moved up 3f out to hit the front approaching 2f out - drifted right and lost the advantage inside the final furlong - unable to find more and finished fifth
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Fumbled start and dropped in early - held up towards rear - bumped 4f out - eased across to the left with a furlong left - finished with good late effort in sixth
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan
Towards the back of the field - made a little late progress from 1f out - unable to get competitive and finished 7th
No. 2, stall 1
4yo, 9-11, OR 91
J: Tom Marquand · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Tom Marquand
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Sat behind pace early - improved into second with 8f left - hit front 4f out - overtaken inside final 2f - dropped away and faded to finish eighth
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Close up early - sat behind the front group before being pushed along 3f out - unable to find further response from 2f out and well held
Warren Fentiman (5)
Richard Fahey
Settled towards the back of the pack - made ground wide 4f out - pushed along 2f out and edged left approaching the final furlong - lost place near the finish to come home 10th
Connor Beasley
Charlie Johnston
Sat close to the front pack early - urged forward with over 3f remaining - unable to find more inside the final furlong - finished well held in 11th
Lauren Young (7)
Jim Goldie
Went straight to front - overtaken with 4f remaining - dropped away with over 2f left - well held at the finish
Oisin McSweeney
Adrian Paul Keatley
Settled midpack early - drifted towards the back - suffered a mishap and was eased out of contention with 4f left
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.